Estancia put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past the Tucumcari Rattlers 14-4. The victory was familiar territory for Estancia who now have five in a row.
Jhenna Valencia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Valencia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Valencia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Estancia got a massive performance out of Molli Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Garcia has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Karina Villafuerte was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Tucumcari's side, Caylee Benavidez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Vasquez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Estancia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Tucumcari, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Estancia will be playing in front of their home fans against East Mountain at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Estancia will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Tucumcari, they will head out on the road to face off against Dexter at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dexter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
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